Raymond Sepe

The Engineer (Stuttgart)

Raymond started as the singer of a rock band in Florida. He then studied voice and acting at Stetson University and the Boston Conservatory of Music. After his first engagement at the Santa Fe Opera, he moved to Europe. In the Netherlands, he played the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto. During a tour with the theater group La Gran Scena, he performed at festivals in Wexford, Belfast, Frankfurt and Washington. Raymond has performed the roles of Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte, Alfredo in La Traviata, Alfred in Die Fledermaus and the leading role in Mozart's Idomeneo. He has also given concerts in Spoleto and Venice. Other musical roles includ Pirelli in Sweeny Todd and Henrik in A Little Night Music. Before he joined MIss Saigon in Stuttgart, he also performed the role of the Phantom, Raoul, Piangi and Andr? in the Hamburg production of the Phantom of the Opera. Raymond also works as a vocal and acting instuctor. In his free time, Raymond loves to ride horses and swim.

(Adapted from the translation by Maik Lohse)